Lyrically, this is very much version 3 of the song, Blue Ghost Blues (1927); verse 2 is similar to verse 3 of version one, Blue Ghost Blues (1927), and verse 3 of version 2, Blue Ghost Blues (1938); verses 3 and 4 are similar to verses 2 and 4, respectively, of version 2, Blue Ghost Blues (1938). Each version has unique verses that deal with different aspects of haunting by the dead or the "afterlife."